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Cocktail

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Amazing song from an incredible album.
Standard tuning, no capo. It's pretty easy and straight forward.
To make it sound more jazzy try these substitutions:
  -  C6instead of C  
  -  G6instead of G  
  -  F6   F9or  Fmaj7instead of F  
[Intro]
C  Cmaj7  C6  G    F    C
C  Cmaj7  C6  G    F    C
[Verse 1]
CI started missing the days
Where as Gsoon as I'd wake
I'd make a G7cocktail
G7I'd spend the time that you took
Giving me dirty looks
With my Ccocktail
C7And just like Fevery love affair
On the fault in my Carmor shows
On a C7border shop G7full of hope
And I'd get a little Cgreen
C7I could be Fdancing on one leg
And enjoying the Cmasquerade
Well I'm not C7making any G7lemonade
But I got lemons if you Cneed
[Instrumental]
C  Cmaj7  C6  G    F    C
[Verse 2]
CIn my meandering way
I'd sing a Gserenade and sip a G7cocktail
G7My very own world view I'd tell the people I knew
Through a Ccocktail
C7Who can you Fturn to
When the world is bleeding you Cdry
May I C7now turn you G7loose
And watch you wither in the Cday light?
C7Sometimes I Ffeel like a corpse
With a lifetime Csubscription
Just a C7strange propoG7sition
Oh, the thankless sacCrifice
[Piano solo]
C  Cmaj7  C6  G    F    C
C  Cmaj7  C6  G    F    C
[Guitar solo]
F    C    G  F#  F  C  C7
[Verse 3]
C7Now how is Fevery day the same
In a variety of Cplaces
All the C7damn and empty G7spaces
In the middle of a Ccrowd
C7I could be Fslipping off the wing of a dove
Or tied up onto the Ctrain tracks
But either C7way I ain't G7coming back
The only way out is Cdown
Yeah, the only way G7out, my friend
Is falling CdooooFOOoOoCOoOooFOooowCnG7  C  C7  C6  C  

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Cocktail

by Deer Tick

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Amazing song from an incredible album.

Standard tuning, no capo. It's pretty easy and straight forward.

To make it sound more jazzy try these substitutions:

C6 C

- instead of

G6 G

- instead of

F6 F9 Fmaj7 F

- or instead of

[Intro]

C Cmaj7 C6 G F C

[Verse 1]

I started missing the days

Where as soon as I'd wake

I'd make a cocktail

I'd spend the time that you took

Giving me dirty looks

With my cocktail

C7 F

And just like every love affair

On the fault in my armor shows

C7 G7

On a border shop full of hope

And I'd get a little green

C7 F

I could be dancing on one leg

And enjoying the masquerade

C7 G7

Well I'm not making any lemonade

But I got lemons if you need

[Instrumental]

C Cmaj7 C6 G F C

[Verse 2]

In my meandering way

G G7

I'd sing a serenade and sip a cocktail

My very own world view I'd tell the people I knew

Through a cocktail

C7 F

Who can you turn to

When the world is bleeding you dry

C7 G7

May I now turn you loose

And watch you wither in the day light?

C7 F

Sometimes I feel like a corpse

With a lifetime subscription

C7 G7

Just a strange proposition

Oh, the thankless sacrifice

[Piano solo]

C Cmaj7 C6 G F C

[Guitar solo]

F C G F# F C C7

[Verse 3]

C7 F

Now how is every day the same

In a variety of places

C7 G7

All the damn and empty spaces

In the middle of a crowd

C7 F

I could be slipping off the wing of a dove

Or tied up onto the train tracks

C7 G7

But either way I ain't coming back

The only way out is down

Yeah, the only way out, my friend

C F C F C G7 C C7 C6 C

Is falling dooooOOoOoOoOooOooown

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